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Source Description
In Roman Egypt (30 BCE-324 CE), artists adapted naturalistic painting styles to the ancient custom of making portrait masks for mummies. The portraits were often painted while the subject was in the prime of life and were hung in the home until the person's death. This practice continued in northern Egypt well into the Early Byzantine period.
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Document identity
localId
14067
label
Panel Portrait of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
14067
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Panel Portrait of a Man
description
In Roman Egypt (30 BCE-324 CE), artists adapted naturalistic painting styles to the ancient custom of making portrait masks for mummies. The portraits were often painted while the subject was in the prime of life and were hung in the home until the person's death. This practice continued in northern Egypt well into the Early Byzantine period.
provenance
Excavated by Petrie, 25 Feb. 1888 at Hawara [later referred to as no. T]; H. Martyn Kennard, London, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, Sotheby's, London, July 16, 1912, lot 541; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 1st century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
mummy portraits
death masks
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
39.4
height
20.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 1/2 x W: 8 1/16 in. (39.4 x 20.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
dynasty
Julio-Claudian Dynasty
med
encaustic (wax and pigments) on wood
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
2272
2718
3193
3673
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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5b116eb677ae21a9
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photo
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ca581c6e8c97bac0
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no